1) My group chose The Tale of the Cook. I liked the contradiction of the Cook's physical appearance and his responsibilities as a cook. The basic reason we chose Tale of the Cook is because we analyzed him when we had to do "What a Character."
2) The main character was the apprentice, Perkin the Reveller. He's described as a joyful individual, short, good looking, brown with black hair. A good dancer- full of love. He could play dice (could gamble) like a pro.
3) Chaucer's satiric and ironic tone is created through his diction and syntax, where he explains the characteristics of the apprentice and his actions through references, quotes, and detailed descriptions.
4) Chaucer uses direct and indirect characteristics to describe the apprentice. He describes his actions - indirect and his physical appearance - direct.
5) This take could be classified as a moral tale because the deeds that the apprentice does are morally wrong - being with women, playing dice, etc and so his master fired him.
6) The larger and overall theme of Canterbury Tales is the distinction in human personalities and characteristics and still be similar to each other. The apprentice was a unique individual, who danced, sang, and gambles way through - a distinction, separating him his from the rest of the world. But he also worked as an apprentice to earn knowledge, experience and money - a similarity with every character in the tales.
7) I would improve the Tale by adding the Cook's perspective about the apprentice to reveal the Cook's personality and beliefs.
8) If the apprentice were to be a woman, the tale would lose its effect of the "morally wrong deeds" performed by the apprentice wouldn't be as strong as it was, losing its purpose. Also, if the career were different, the class of the apprentice would change, hence changing the role and rule for him.
9) The idea that stuck with me was the quote, or rather saying, that we currently use: "Better a rotten apple kept out of a batch than one that rots the rest." I like how Chaucer referred to the apprentice as the apple who will "rot" the society, or even more basic - the rest of the master's workers - the batch - and how it's better to get rid of him and save the others rather than keep him and be in danger of "rotting" the others.
10) I can use Chaucer's approach of using another character as the protagonist while me being the narrator. I thought it was extremely interesting how it's called the tale of the cook but the main character is the apprentice.
2) The main character was the apprentice, Perkin the Reveller. He's described as a joyful individual, short, good looking, brown with black hair. A good dancer- full of love. He could play dice (could gamble) like a pro.
3) Chaucer's satiric and ironic tone is created through his diction and syntax, where he explains the characteristics of the apprentice and his actions through references, quotes, and detailed descriptions.
4) Chaucer uses direct and indirect characteristics to describe the apprentice. He describes his actions - indirect and his physical appearance - direct.
5) This take could be classified as a moral tale because the deeds that the apprentice does are morally wrong - being with women, playing dice, etc and so his master fired him.
6) The larger and overall theme of Canterbury Tales is the distinction in human personalities and characteristics and still be similar to each other. The apprentice was a unique individual, who danced, sang, and gambles way through - a distinction, separating him his from the rest of the world. But he also worked as an apprentice to earn knowledge, experience and money - a similarity with every character in the tales.
7) I would improve the Tale by adding the Cook's perspective about the apprentice to reveal the Cook's personality and beliefs.
8) If the apprentice were to be a woman, the tale would lose its effect of the "morally wrong deeds" performed by the apprentice wouldn't be as strong as it was, losing its purpose. Also, if the career were different, the class of the apprentice would change, hence changing the role and rule for him.
9) The idea that stuck with me was the quote, or rather saying, that we currently use: "Better a rotten apple kept out of a batch than one that rots the rest." I like how Chaucer referred to the apprentice as the apple who will "rot" the society, or even more basic - the rest of the master's workers - the batch - and how it's better to get rid of him and save the others rather than keep him and be in danger of "rotting" the others.
10) I can use Chaucer's approach of using another character as the protagonist while me being the narrator. I thought it was extremely interesting how it's called the tale of the cook but the main character is the apprentice.
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